GM Recognizes Best Suppliers
Top Companies Honored at Awards Ceremony
JACKSONVILLE , FLA., 2008-04-26 – General Motors Corp. recognized 97 companies today with its highly coveted Supplier of the Year Award at the 16 th annual awards presentation held at the Sawgrass Marriott Hotel.
There are 57 multiple-year winners among this year’s nominees.
This year’s ceremony will be highlighted with the presentation of the Corporation of the Year winner this evening during a special gala.
“GM is proud to honor our best suppliers with the Supplier of the Year Award, an award that we believe is the most meaningful honor in the industry,” said Bo Andersson, GM group vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “It is our way of telling them that we appreciate all their efforts in helping GM manufacture its world-class vehicles.
“These suppliers are the best of the best. They understand that our mutual success can only be achieved by sharing common goals and priorities.”
The award recognizes the significant contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2007 to the company’s global product and performance achievements. The Supplier of the Year program started in 1992, and each year a global team of purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives determine the winners. The team’s decisions are based on supplier performance in the areas of quality, service, technology and price.
MANN+HUMMEL GmbH of Germany won its 16 th Supplier of the Year award making it the only company to receive an award every year since the trophies have been presented.
There were eight minority suppliers honored for their achievements. They included Advanced Assembly Products, Inc., The Bartech Group, Black River Manufacturing Inc., Detroit Technologies Inc., The Ideal Group, Inc., Motor City Express, NYX Inc. and Production Services Management Inc.
Other top GM executives were in attendance and addressed the suppliers. They were Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and chief executive officer; Fritz Henderson, GM president and chief operating officer; Gary Cowger, GM group vice president, Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations; and Dennis Mooney, GM vice president, Global Vehicle Systems and Integration.
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world’s largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 77 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 266,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 countries. In 2007, nearly 9.37 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wulin. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.
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General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year Winners
Advanced Assembly Products, Inc.
Aisin World Corporation of America –
Aisin Manufacturing Illinois
Aleris International, Inc.
ASIA CORPORATION LIMITED
AUDILAB LTDA.
AUSTEM Co., Ltd.
AUTOGEN
Autoliv Inc.
Automotive Ancillary Services (P) Ltd
Aventec , S.A. De C.V.
The Bartech Group
Barton Malow Company
Black River Manufacturing Inc.
Bocar
CHANGWON
China Steel Corporation
Cisco Systems, Inc.
CJ International Ltd. – Raben Group
Compuware Corporation
Cosma International,
a Magna International Company
DAEWON KANG UP CO., LTD
Daewoo IS Corporation
Decoma International
DENSO International America, Inc.
Detroit Technologies, Inc.
DLH Industries, Inc.
DONG HWA AND CO., LTD.
DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.
Legacy of John Partipilo
Eagle Ottawa, LLC
Eaton Corporation
ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) Ltd
EuWe Eugen Wexler GmbH & Co. KG
FANUC LTD
Federal-Mogul
FFT EDAG Produktionssysteme
GmbH & Co. KG
FGUP “The Ural Electrochemical
Integrated Plant”
Ficosa International
FTE Automotive GmbH
Fujiwa Machinery Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
Gedia Gebrueder Dingerkus
Gentex Corporation
GESTAMP SL
GNS
GRIMALDI GROUP
Guangdong Hongtu Technology Co., Ltd
HENAN THB ELECRIC CO., LTD
Hitachi Ltd., Automotive Systems
Höegh Autoliners AS
The Ideal Group, Inc.
IS TECH
Jones Lang LaSal le
KAFUS
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Kerr Industries Limited
KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE
KM&I Co., LTD.
KWANG JIN
Laird Technologies
Lear Corporation
LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
Lifelong India Limited
MAHLE Group
MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
Mett Pty Ltd
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Climate Control, Inc.
Molex Incorporated
Motor City Express
Nemak S.A.
NGK Spark Plugs ( U.S.A.), Inc.
Ningbo Auto Cable Controls Co., Ltd.
North American Lighting, Inc.
NYX, Inc.
Panasonic Automotive Systems
Paulstra CRC Corporation
Plastic Omnium
Posco
PREH
Production Services Management Inc.
Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
Ryder System, Inc.
S&T Daewoo Co., Ltd.
Shanghai SIIC Transportation Electric Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interiors Co., Ltd.
Shape Corporation
SL Corporation
Suzhou Sonavox Electronics Company LTD.
Takata
ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Union Pacific Railroad
Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais SA
Verspeeten Cartage Ltd.
Vitro
YOUNGSHIN PRECISION CO., LTD.
Source: GM
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